Frank Wildhorn, the man responsible for bringing a batch of literary classics to the stage (“Jekyll & Hyde,” “Dracula,” “The Scarlet Pimpernel”), is taking on the popular manga series “Death Note” as his latest project. A gothic tale of murder and deceit, it’s the ...

If you had a son or daughter who announced they wanted to be a stage actor, whatever would you say to them? In Japan today, as in centuries past, this still remains a dreaded scenario for many “respectable” parents hoping to raise children who ...